When Sheng Sibai and Sheng Yan found Zheng Qian, she was hiding in a small villa arranged for her by Sheng Qingran. Ever since she had used some tricks to expose her relationship with Sheng Qingran to the public, she had been kept here by Sheng Qingran.
Although she had no freedom, at least she had an abundant supply of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. All her efforts over the years had been for these things. So even though Sheng Qingran no longer allowed her to show herself in public, she had no complaints.
Sheng Qingran rarely came to see her, and she never expected to meet his two sons here.
The two of them walked into the villa without any hindrance. They didn't say a word when they walked up to Zheng Qian. When Zheng Qian noticed them, she was almost scared out of her wits.
"You!" Zheng Qian originally thought they were thieves, but she quickly recognized them. Immediately, she put on a different face. "It's you. Why didn't you let me know in advance? I could have prepared something for you."
Sheng Yan's expression was extremely ugly. He was more likely to show his emotions than Sheng Sibai, so most of the time his face looked more sullen.
Seeing his expression, Zheng Qian subconsciously favored Sheng Sibai more. However, Sheng Sibai didn't give her any face and directly shattered her illusion.
"We're not here for a visit."
Zheng Qian paused in the act of preparing to pour tea. For a moment, she was so embarrassed that she didn't know where to put her hands. "Then why are you here... Did Qingran send you to find me?"
She couldn't think of any other reason for them to be here.
Sheng Yan sneered, walked to a single - person sofa and sat down. He put his hands on the armrests of the sofa, crossed his legs high, looking extremely arrogant.
"Stop using such a disgusting name. Do you really think that just because he's keeping you here, you've become Mrs. Sheng?"
Zheng Qian's face became even uglier. This was the kind of thing she hated to hear the most. But since the speaker was Sheng Yan, she couldn't get angry even if she was unhappy.
"I have to say he really hasn't treated you well. This shabby villa is so small. Are you really okay with him being so careless with you?"
Sheng Yan kept on speaking. Sheng Sibai also sat down on the sofa. His attitude towards this matter was different from Sheng Yan's. Sheng Yan obviously found it harder to accept.
Zheng Qian knew very well that Sheng Qingran had been perfunctory towards her. She also wanted to be Mrs. Sheng, but she had tried so hard and the result still didn't meet her expectations. What could she do?
She was too proud to admit it. "Mr. Sheng... Chairman Sheng has treated me very well. Maybe it seems small to you, but it's more than enough for me."
She wasn't a pampered young lady to begin with. If it weren't for Sheng Qingran, she wouldn't even be able to live in a villa like this.
"Do you think it's worth it that your face can only get you this much?" Sheng Yan turned his head to look at her and asked this soul - stirring question.
Zheng Qian averted her gaze and unconsciously touched her face. She forced a smile. "I don't quite understand what you're saying."
"If you don't understand, I'll be more straightforward. You had plastic surgery to look like Qin Qing, but you've neither become Mrs. Feng nor Mrs. Sheng. Are you willing to accept this?"
"I..." Zheng Qian didn't expect Sheng Yan to bring this up. She thought that since the matter about Feng Shengyang had nothing to do with them, they wouldn't mention it. And since Feng Shengyang was already dead, the past wouldn't be discovered.
For a moment, her artificially - created face showed a variety of emotions.
She didn't say a word. Sheng Sibai gave Sheng Yan a look to calm down. Sheng Yan simply turned his head away. If he weren't a man, he would definitely beat Zheng Qian up today.
"We're here today because of your past. If you tell the truth, you can keep everything you have now. If you don't, I can apply to the court to take back all the things my father gave you before."
Compared with Sheng Yan, Sheng Sibai was more rational. He always remembered that they were here today to confirm something. Although his tone wasn't harsh, his attitude was very firm. Zheng Qian had no choice but to agree.
After all, Zheng Qian didn't have much talent and wasn't very brave. The risky things she had done before were just desperate attempts for what she wanted.
Now that everything was over, although she wasn't Mrs. Sheng yet, at least she wouldn't lack anything for the rest of her life. How could she throw away such an opportunity?
"What do you want to ask?"
"Was it your idea or my father's that you were having an affair with Feng Shengyang while flirting with my father?"
Zheng Qian's eyes suddenly widened, and her hand tightly grasped her other arm. She was of course scared. Whether she told the truth or not, everything she had now might disappear.
"I advise you to tell the truth. I won't tell my father what you say today. But if you dare to lie to us, we have ways to make your life more miserable than before." Sheng Yan was clearly cooperating with Sheng Sibai. One played the bad cop and the other played the good cop.
Before...
Just thinking about those poor days made Zheng Qian feel panicked. No, she couldn't go back to that time.
But she still wanted to struggle. "You have to promise not to tell anyone what I say."
She knew she had no room to negotiate with them, but she couldn't be so passive. She couldn't let everything she had worked so hard for be taken away again.
No way.
"We promise."
Finally, Zheng Qian sighed, looking a bit resigned.
"It was my own idea. Qingran didn't know. I hope you won't tell him."
"Why did you do this?" Although Sheng Yan let out a sigh of relief, he still couldn't understand.
"Of course you, a young master born with a silver spoon in your mouth, won't understand. When everything you need depends on money and you don't have any, you'll know how hard and bitter life can be."
"You're right. I had plastic surgery to look like Qin Qing. But what could I do? I was the first one to know Sheng Qingran and Feng Shengyang. Why could Qin Qing become Mrs. Feng and still be missed by Sheng Qingran for so many years after her death? Why couldn't I?"
Zheng Qian and Qin Qing were college classmates. They had a very good relationship when they first entered the university. Both of their families were relatively ordinary, and Qin Qing's family was even poorer than hers. They had always helped each other.
Until Qin Qing got together with Sheng Qingran.
By that time, Zheng Qian had liked Sheng Qingran for a long time. She had even asked Qin Qing to pass a love letter for her. Somehow, Sheng Qingran fell in love with Qin Qing.
This was simply ridiculous.
At that time, Feng Shengyang was their mutual friend. He comforted Zheng Qian for a long time when he knew she was sad. It was only later that she found out that Feng Shengyang also liked Qin Qing.
"Just because she was prettier than me, they only liked her. I've worked hard for so many years, changed my name and identity, just to make them regret. It's just a face. Didn't they still fall for this fake face? How much of their feelings for Qin Qing was real?"